Designing Distributed Ledger Technologies for Social Change

Pschetz, Larissa; Dixon, Billy; Pothong, Kruakae; Bailey, Arlene; Glean, Allister; Soares, Luis; Enright, Jessica

doi:10.1145/3313831.3376364

Cited by 11 publications

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“…HCI and particularly design-led researchers have also sought to understand the opportunities and implications of blockchain technologies in speciic domains, such as: education [123], charity and philanthropy [44,45,102], identity management [23,34,35,154], supply chains and transport [51,77,78,115,136], shared commons and civic participation [25,39,96].…”

Section: Hci and Designing Interactions With Blockchain Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…By using blockchain technology, this data can be made more tamper-proof, and potentially allow the individual greater control and portability of their data between multiple parties. CariCrop (p. 17) was designed to critically understand how Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) could be designed to support socio-economic development in rural communities particularly focusing on developing countries and the Caribbean region [115]. CariCrop envisioned the use of Blockchain to ensure that transactions would continue to take place within a trusted infrastructure while farmers waited for de facto payments to take place.…”

Section: Understanding Blockchainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Blockchain and Beyond: Understanding Blockchains Through Prototypes and Public Engagement

Murray-Rust

Elsden

Nissen

et al. 2022

ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.

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This paper presents an annotated portfolio of projects that seek to understand and communicate the social and societal implications of blockchains, DLTs and smart contracts. These complex technologies rely on human and technical factors to deliver cryptocurrencies, shared computation and trustless protocols but have a secondary benefit in providing a moment to re-think many aspects of society, and imagine alternative possibilities. The projects use design and HCI methods to relate blockchains to a range of topics, including global supply chains, delivery infrastructure, smart grids, volunteering and charitable giving, through engaging publics, exploring ideas and speculating on possible futures. Based on an extensive annotated portfolio we draw out learning for the design of blockchain systems, broadening participation and surfacing questions around imaginaries, social implications and engagement with new technology. This paints a comprehensive picture of how HCI and design can shape understandings of the future of complex technologies.

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Section: Hci and Designing Interactions With Blockchain Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Understanding Blockchainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain and Beyond: Understanding Blockchains Through Prototypes and Public Engagement

Murray-Rust

Elsden

Nissen

et al. 2022

ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.

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“…Together with Oxfam they addressed a similar question from the perspective of charitable organizations, and explored potential use-cases with employees [37]. Others have, together with rural and urban agricultural communities, explored blockchain use cases to level environmental and social inequalities in food supply chains [55,107]. Beyond these examples, participatory design approaches were used for exploring local energy trading systems [32], location-based blockchain applications [100], and smart-contract governed delivery scenarios [124].…”

Section: Participatory Design Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The use of blockchain technologies as a trusted digital data storage ofers a plethora of possible use-cases and applications. While many applications make use of trusted digital storage on the ledger, often to facilitate higher degrees of trust [1,20,42,107,129], this section specifc work developed around the theme of proof-as-a-service. Our review identifed applications for provenance in supply and distribution chains, as a trustworthy, immutable digital notary for both, digital and physical artifacts and as immutable, trusted data registers.…”

Section: Currencymentioning

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Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Human Computer Interaction: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

Froehlich

Franz

Trotter

et al. 2022

Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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We present a systematic literature review of cryptocurrency and blockchain research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) published between 2014 and 2021. We aim to provide an overview of the feld, consolidate existing knowledge, and chart paths for future research. Our analysis of 99 articles identifes six major themes: (1) the role of trust, (2) understanding motivation, risk, and perception of cryptocurrencies, (3) cryptocurrency wallets, (4) engaging users with blockchain, (5) using blockchain for application-specifc use cases, and (6) support tools for blockchain. We discuss the focus of the existing research body and juxtapose it to the changing landscape of emerging blockchain technologies to highlight future research avenues for HCI and interaction design. With this review, we identify key aspects where interaction design is critical for the adoption of blockchain systems. Doing so, we provide a starting point for new scholars and designers and help them position future contributions. CCS CONCEPTS• Applied computing → Digital cash; • Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI); Interaction design.

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“…Using technologies such as DLTs to deliver transparency in human transactions can also pose challenges to individuals' ability to manage their their information visibility [1,54] and even limit regional autonomy [56].…”

Section: Transparency-enabling Technologiesmentioning

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Problematising Transparency Through LARP And Deliberation

Pothong

Pschetz

Catlow³

et al. 2021

Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021

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Problematising transparency through LARP and deliberationInformation technology is increasingly designed to make people's transactions visible (transparent), as a way to increase trust. However, it can be hard to comprehend and anticipate the social implications of information visibility (transparency), people's competing expectations of transparency versus privacy, and the role of enabling technologies. We devised Live Action Role Play (LARP) as a means for people to explore the potential and consequences of transparency, within a social context of daily transactions related to food, fashion, and finance. Through the process of deliberation, we enabled people to critically assess their co-created LARP experience and articulate their transparency expectations for design considerations. We report on insights into people's expectations and perceived limitations of information technology in delivering transparency, including social measures required to realise the full potential of technology, as well as transparency, while minimising unintended consequences.CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Interaction design, process and method.

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Designing Distributed Ledger Technologies for Social Change

Cited by 11 publications

References 25 publications

Blockchain and Beyond: Understanding Blockchains Through Prototypes and Public Engagement

Blockchain and Beyond: Understanding Blockchains Through Prototypes and Public Engagement

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Human Computer Interaction: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

Problematising Transparency Through LARP And Deliberation

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